Lotte concedes 5 runs in the 10th extra inning… Maeda Yukinaga: “If it was just 1 run, it would still be okay…” | Pacific League

● Lotte 3 – 8 Orix ○

Maeda Yukinaga, who served as a commentator for the Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter Lotte vs. Orix broadcast on the 18th, commented on Lotte’s runs in the 10th inning.

Shota Suzuki came on to pitch the 10th inning, 3-3, and after Ryo Ota led off with a single to left, Yutaro Sugimoto followed with Walk, Masahiro Nishino sent a bunt to infield hit, and Yuma Tongu allowed sacrifice fly for the winning run. In addition, we lost five runs on two Keita Nakagawa doble, two on Kenya Wakatsuki triple, and Kosei Osato sacrifice fly.

Maeda reflected, “We conceded five runs going into extra inning time. If we had conceded one, it would have been possible, but two was tough, three was even tougher, four was no good, and five was just impossible.”

(Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter)